Village England was born out of a passion
for design and a quest for the perfect bag.
On Product
We use gorgeous, tactile, hard-wearing, full-grain natural leather because we love the honesty and integrity of natural leather.
Our lining is a really beautiful heavyweight cotton sateen lining. Sateen refers to the weave of the cotton, making it extra soft. We hate it when you stick your hand into a bag, and the lining feels cheap. We think all the details are important.
Women need pockets on the inside. We have stuff; we need to put it somewhere. We’ll never remove pockets to make a bag less expensive. A bag must function in real life.
See how our bags are made.
On Partners
We believe in treating people in the right way. All our partners pay a living wage, and in countries where it is possible not to do the right thing, we demand that the people who work for our partners are treated ethically. So, there is no bonded labor and no unreasonable working hours. We insist that they allow collective negotiations and thus have good pay and conditions.
We have an independent assessor (SCS) to check to ensure these standards are always upheld (and they don’t outsource to anyone else).
On Our Team
We believe in treating people ethically. All our partners pay a living wage, and in countries where it is possible not to do the right thing, we demand that the people who work for our partners be treated ethically. So, there is no bonded labor and no unreasonable working hours. We insist that they allow collective negotiations and thus have good pay and conditions.